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I think you might get better responses if you post this in the "Emergencies" forum.

The two chicks are still alive, but slowly going downhill. The small one has a large abdomen and is having trouble walking. Both have fast breathing. I mixed the 10% Baytril solution into their water on Friday. I saw no improvement over the weekend. From what I'm reading, the Baytril should...

When I gave an improper injection, I knew pretty much within 1 minute. The chick went limp and just wanted to lay there with its head down. It did survive though.

Yes. I've tried Tylan in his water as well as Tylan injectables down the throat. Neither worked. I ordered some Baytril in case it's E.coli. I'm going to try that next.

He didn't die, but he still has the same heavy breathing problem and crackling sound in his chest. He eventually started walking around again, but is still slowly deteriorating. The first shot of penicillin doesn't seem to have helped.

Same. They had no clue, but there it was on the shelf in a silver plastic bag.

I think lots of people have killed their chickens accidentally. I read a story about how one person slammed their car door on their chicken's head. I saw that another person threw a rock and killed their rooster. Maybe if we share our stories, it will help us all feel better about the...

I tried to give my chick an injection of penicillin in the right breasts this morning. I don't feel that I went very deep, just under the skin. However when I put him down he was unable to stand, kinda flopped around a bit, and layed his head down, breathing heavily. I also noticed that most of...

I noticed another symptom I hadn't heard before. When I hold the chick up to my ear, I hear a crackling noise coming from their chests. The crackling sounds like bubbles popping after you've washed dishes in the sink. Does this new clue help point to any of the specific illnesses? I was thinking...

As a last ditch effort, I've ordered some Baytril from here: http://www.allbirdproducts.com/newproductpages/baytril.html If it is E.coli, this should take care of it from what I'm reading. If it doesn't, I throw my hands in the air and take em to the state vet for a necropsy. Hopefully these...

About 3 feet. It's a red colored light that you get at TSC. The chicks like to be right underneath it. Any higher and they start crawling all over one another. Any lower and they just move to the opposite side of the brooder. The temp is around 95 deg at the center of the light, around 83 at the...

Just wanted to provide an update. Of the original 8 chicks that hatched, 2 are left alive, but they are experiencing symptoms. I've got them on water soluble Tylan antibiotics and am giving a couple drops of Poly-Vi-Sol per day to help them live as long as possible, but I'm sure they'll die like...

I'm in Virginia, and unfortunately Richmond is several hours away. I'll call the local clinics and see if they can help.

I originally thought mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) was the cause, however the Tylan 50 should have taken care of that, right? That's why I've moved on to infectious brochitis (IB).

As a last ditch effort, I got some poly-vi-sol to put into their water. Maybe the extra vitamins will help them fend off the illness.

This is my first batch of chicks. We were really excited to have chickens after moving out of the city. Not sure if we will get more just to have this happen all over again. Right now I'm thinking they have Infectious Bronchitis (IB) since the Tylan doesn't seem to be helping. I'm really not...

I hatched the chicks from eggs I got on ebay. Several of the eggs went bad (smelled bad) during incubation and were filled with black stuff when I went outside and broke them open. All of my 8 chicks have experienced symptoms now. They seem to start around day 6 after hatching and...

Well this little guy died lastnight. Hoping the rest survive but I'm doubtful.

I thought of that too.... Heck I've been wracking my brain thinking of everything. I lifted the light higher and I have a thermometer in there. The temp reads 93. They can move to the other side (it's a big plastic tub), where the temp reads 85, but they stay under the light all the time...

I have 3 Orpingtons that began to experience fast breathing issues a couple days ago. It started with 1, then the 2nd, and now the 3rd is doing it. Symptoms: 1. Heavy/fast breathing 2. Lethargy 3. Lack of appetite - they are still drinking every so often, but not as much I posted a quick...